Abstract
Despite recent advances in the surgical techniques and equipment available for the management of urinary lithiasis, the prevalence of this condition continues to increase in the North American population. Associated costs are estimated to exceed 5.3 billion US dollars each year.
Epidemiological studies have implicated a range of contributory dietary, medical, environmental, and genetic factors in the pathophysiology of this disease. Many of these factors are consistent internationally. Despite this, the North American population, with its associated racial, environmental, and socioeconomic diversity, provides unique epidemiological insights. This chapter provides an overview of the risk factors for stone disease as well as incidence and prevalence patterns in a North American context using contemporary data.
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Denstedt, J.D., Fuller, A. (2012). Epidemiology of Stone Disease in North America. In: Talati, J., Tiselius, HG., Albala, D., YE, Z. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_2
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